Avatarmichael easkey3 days agoHome Office used Gillette shaving report to assess migrant’s age, judge findsstandard.co.uk - Josh SalisburyThe Home Office used a report by shaving company Gillette to try and determine a migrant’s age, a judge has found. The practice came to light in the …
Avatarmichael easkey4 days agoThe largest freshwater lake in the British Isles has been poisonedverified_publisherThe EconomistSEEN FROM afar, Lough Neagh should appear as a glittering inland sea. The biggest freshwater lake in the British Isles supplies drinking water to …
Avatarmichael easkey2 days agoThe UK's largest lake has turned into 'a toilet' - and the 'disaster is being 'underplayed'sky.com - Tom HeapLough Neagh is roughly the size of the Isle of Wight and supplies water to 40% of Northern Ireland's people. Some of Lough Neagh is covered with a …
Avatarmichael easkey8 hours agoSunak to face challenges from all sides if decision to scrap northern HS2 leg goes aheadinews.co.uk - Hugo GyeRishi Sunak faces a challenge from all sides if he goes ahead with a decision to scrap High Speed 2 rail north of Birmingham as Conservative MPs urge …
Avatarmichael easkey1 hour agoNissan to go all-electric in Britain by 2030 despite Sunak net zero delayThe Telegraph - Gareth CorfieldNissan has vowed to go all-electric in Europe by 2030 as the Japanese car giant’s chief executive said “there is no going back now”. Its commitment to the 2030 deadline comes less than a week after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushed back a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars to 2035. Makoto …
Avatarmichael easkey2 hours agoStrike pay soars as UK union leader focuses on industrial actionFinancial Times - Jim PickardReceive free Unite updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Unite news every morning. Unite the Union has spent about £30mn on strike pay since Sharon Graham took over as general secretary two years ago with a pledge to take more robust industrial action on behalf of …